What David Roberts Gets Wrong about “Buying” Green Power

Vox columnist David Roberts, who has spent years as an environmental blogger digging in on abstruse climate and energy issues and is one of the best of his kind on …

Where Can I Find Carbon Management Research?

It was almost 5 years ago that we launched, with the former publisher Earthscan, a unique new scholarly journal titled Greenhouse Gas Measurement & Management. Now, for those of you …

The Pope and James Hansen: Are these moral and scientific tipping points?

James Hansen’s Latest Paper: Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms As an unabashed fan, I read Dr. James Hansen’s latest paper, Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms: Evidence …

The Institute’s Top 4 Most Popular Blog Posts

Over the years, we have accumulated a large trove of blog posts on carbon management topics. There are four pieces that continue to demand attention and are the most visited …

Have you fallen for the green power accounting shell game?

If you are reading this blog, then you probably spend part of your time working on the issue of climate change. Don’t you sometimes just get tired? Tired of the …

Scope 2 Corporate Accounting, Enron and Arthur Andersen – A Cautionary Tale

Renewable Energy Certificates, RECs, in the voluntary green power market are not additional. They do not result in emissions reductions, as reported in rigorous, peer-reviewed research.1

Reflections on MRV in an Era of Climate Policy Sluggishness

Does the recent U.S. election matter to climate change policy?

Debate: Does GHG software help teach users GHG management?

Webinar: Understanding Land Use in the UNFCCC